Angels Cry (Before You Exit - Toby Mcdonough)

Chapter 42

"Yes..?" My voice suddenly goes high pitched and my hands turned cold like ice. This is not the North Pole for God's sake, maybe I should go back to Singapore and get all the humid before coming back to Orlando, Florida. What was he trying to ask me? Was he going away? Is he moving away? Is there anything wrong like family problems? All these nonsense question ran through my brain in a speed of a train that it was going. I bit my bottom lip so hard that I tasted blood. Oops. 

He sigh and shook his head, "Look, I don't know if you're ready but I can't help myself. I really like you- wait love you actually ever since I came knocking on your door to call you out for dinner. The first day we met was when I know that you were something special." I remember that scene quite clearly, actually I remembered every little detail of. I still smiled at the thought of it every time I came across it. I called him cute when I did not even know him yet. Oh God, it was actually embarrassing to think of that right now. Because I realised how weird I was. 

"You're thinking of it, aren't you?" He asked with a smile. I guess he notices me thinking about it. I nodded my head.

"Glad you remember that. But, as I was saying, I wanted to be friends with you. I wanted to get to know you more and when we got very close, I realised that you were so vulnerable to me. You're so fragile that I am afraid to hurt you. That I would probably do something stupid and you would be scared of me. But soon, I notice that you are not so afraid of me. You seemed happy and that is what I was planning to do. Make you smile and forget all your problems." He carried on.

I did not notice that he was actually trying to make my problems go away. He was actually trying to make me smile. He did not do it on accidentally but on purpose because he noticed how sad I was. Who knew that he could notice every single detail of me. In a good way of course. 

"So I waited. I waited until you finally got use to me up to today. Rose, what I am trying to say is that I really want us to be something. An item. I don't like to be friends anymore. I hate to see any other guys to be with you, I want to show the world that you're mine and am not afraid. I will treat you like a princess, my princess." My heart just fluttered when he says "my princess". I never thought someone would thought of me being their princess, I thought I was a slave to them. But Toby, it was way far opposite from what I was thinking.

"Roselle Annabeth James, will you make me the happiest man alive by-" 

"You're not asking me to marry you on something right?!" I asked, cutting him off from saying. I just wanted to make sure alright? He nudge me and rolled his eyes playfully for just intruding him off during mid sentence. 

He sigh, "Will you be my girlfriend?" 

And that question hit me hard like a rock. Well, except, there is much more force into it. I don't what to say. I didn't know what to do or how to react to this happy question that I have been wanting someone to ask me. And that someone would be Toby. So, I didn't answered him. Instead, I throw myself at him and hug him as tightly as I could (but of course trying not to choke or cause him to not breathe. I don't want to be the cause of his death.). 

"Is that a yes?" He asked while rubbing my back soothingly, making my stomach shoot out thousands of butterflies. No wait, my stomach feels like a zoo in there right now. They already killed the butterflies.

I nodded my head, "Yes, yes, yes!" I squeal excitedly. When we pulled out from our hug, we both grinned widely at each other. I am officially taken by someone who loves me for who I am. Someone that cares and is always there for me. Someone that actually makes me happy, feeling those butterf- zoo animals running around and those crappy romance stuff. Then he suddenly gave a sweet kiss on my lips and caress my cheeks before pulling me back for a hug. And the night just went on by there. The smile never left my face all night long. Even when we head back home, I could not stop myself from grinning.